Overview
Stage | Production |
Mine Type | Underground |
Commodities |
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Mining Method |
- Room-and-pillar
- Continuous
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Production Start | ... |
Mine Life | 2030 |
The Casselman mine is an active mine in the Upper Freeport seam. This mine is a metallurgical coal operation. |
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Company | Interest | Ownership |
Corsa Coal Corp.
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100 %
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Indirect
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Maryland Energy Resources, LLC
(operator)
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100 %
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Direct
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Corsa Coal indirectly owns Casselman through Maryland Energy Resources, LLC
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Summary:
Geology of the Properties
The geology of the properties is consistent with regional structural trends. In Maryland, the local Casselman synclinal fold is evident in the Casselman mine. Coal seams of economic importance on the properties typically range from 1 foot to 6 feet in thickness and are primarily low-volatile in rank. There are 11 coal seams on the properties that demonstrate reserve or resource potential including, in descending stratigraphic order: Sewickley, Redstone, Pittsburgh, Bakerstown, Upper Freeport, Lower Freeport, Upper Kittanning, Middle Kittanning, Lower Kittanning, Brookville, and Mercer.
Mineralization
Mineable coal seams within the properties are typically low-ash, low to high-sulfur, and high-thermal content bituminous coals. Regionally, the coals are typically low-volatile in rank, with rank increasing from west to east. The maximum seam thickness may reach over 6.0 feet where multiple coal benches occur in proximity to one another; however, the average mineable thickness of the seams in this evaluation generally ranges from 1 foot to 4 feet. Seams are generally continuous but may be locally absent. Secondary discontinuity due to erosional features is present in most areas, resulting in seam outcropping, or visible exposure of the seam at the surface. Other than oxidation of the coal exposed at the surface, erosion of the seams has no significant impact on the mineralized deposits. Mineable seams associated with the properties are generally outcro ........
Mining Methods
- Room-and-pillar
- Continuous
Summary:
NAPP currently operates the Casselman Mine, an underground mine utilizing the room and pillar mining method.
The Casselman mine is an active mine in the Upper Freeport seam. This mine is a metallurgical coal operation on leased mineral property.
Production is scheduled for 255 days each year, which represents production on Monday through Friday. On each day, two production sections are scheduled to produce coal on two shifts; the third shift is reserved for maintenance and mine conveyor belt and power moves. The sections are configured as regular sections with one continuous miner available for production on each section. Productivity is planned at the rate of 180 feet of advance per shift of operation.
Principal production equipment includes two continuous miners, four roof bolters, three shuttle cars, a continuous haulage system, and two scoops. Coal is extracted from the production face with the continuous miner and hauled to the mine conveyor in shuttle cars or via continuous haulage. At the conveyor belt, the coal is discharged onto a feeder breaker for transfer onto the conveyor. The conveyors carry the coal outside, where it is stacked on the ground to await truck transport to the preparation plant and load-out.
Expected annual production averages approximately 404,000 marketable tons.
Casselman – Upper Freeport Seam Reserve.
The mine produces from the Upper Freeport seam using two continuous miner sections, with the screened ROM product being hauled by truck to ........
Corsa preparation facilities have raw coal handling systems consisting of a rotary breaker and screen used to remove large rock and size raw coal.
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Production:
Commodity | Units | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Coal (metallurgical)
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tons
| ...... ^ | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 386,556 | 525,620 |
Heat Content | BTU/lb | | | | 13,450 | | | |
Sulfur | % | | | | 1.01 | | | |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Reserves at December 31, 2022:
Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Marketable Coal |
Proven
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tons
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Coal (metallurgical)
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2,326,000 tons
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Probable
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tons
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Coal (metallurgical)
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310,300 tons
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Proven & Probable
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tons
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Coal (metallurgical)
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2,636,300 tons
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Financials:
| Units | 2023 | 2019 |
Capital expenditures (planned)
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M USD
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Capital expenditures
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M USD
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HME Type | Model | Quantity | Status | Ref. Date | Source |
Continuous Miner
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Existing
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Required
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Loader
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Existing
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Jul 12, 2023
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Required
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Rock bolter
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Existing
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Required
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Scoop Tram
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Existing
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Dec 31, 2022
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p.126
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Shuttle car
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Existing
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Dec 31, 2022
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p.126
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